The complementary food should be packed in a clean, hermetically sealed metal container (IS 11078) or in a flexible pack o a to protect the from deterioration. In case plastic material is used for flexible packing, only food-grade plastic shall be used (IS 10171). The product has to be packed in nitrogen or a mixture of nitrogen and carbon dioxide. The product shall be packed in qualities as stipulated under Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules.

The brand were tested to see how much the fat (in grams) was per 100 grams. As per Indian Standard and FSSAI, the fat should mandatorily be a minimum 18% and a maximum of 27% by mass.

Although there was a slight difference between the declared values on the packets and the values found in our test results, there was nothing to be alarmed about a the values obtained were within permissible limits. At 24.4 %, the highest fat was found in PediaSure, followed by Lactogen at 19.36%.

As per Indian Standard and FSSAI, the protein should be a minimum 13.5% and a maximum 24.75% by mass.

In this test too, the team found variations between the declared values on the packets and the values given by the actual test results. Again, there was nothing to be alarmed about as the values were obtained within the permissible limits.

The maximum protein content was found at 16.59% in Dexolac, and the lowest at 14.35% in Lactogen.

As per Indian Standard, the product shall contain nutritionally available carbohydrates suitable for the feeding of the older infant and young child in such quantities as to adjust the product to the energy density.

Nothing extraordinary was found in this test. The maximum carbohydrate content at 65.86% was found in Ensure, and the lowest at 54.94% was in PediaSure.